November 2016 - Lnc-business - Moellman Enterprises Email

nail biter for TX ballot access retention
by Alicia Mattson 08 Nov '16

08 Nov '16

Here's a link to watch Mark Miller's race in TX for that 5% target number: https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/nov08_319_state.htm?x=0&y=8411&id=8… He was climbing, climbing up to the 4.99% mark and has drifted a tiny bit back down to 4.96% in the past few mins. Less than 9% reporting so far. -Alicia

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Ballot access races from LP News Page 13
by Wes Benedict 08 Nov '16

08 Nov '16

Page 13 of LP News lists the important ballot access races: https://lpaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-4_LP_News.pdf Bob Johnson, Carla Howell, and Richard Winger credited for the article. I've copied and pasted the text below for easy reference on phones. AR 3% in the presidential race gets full-ballot access for two years. Would be the first time the party has ever retained ballot access. Removes need to petition to get on the ballot. CT 1% in the presidential race allows the state party to avoid having to collect 7,500 signatures to get the 2020 presidential candidate on the ballot. DC Candidate for president, city council, or delegate to U.S. House must get 7,500 votes. Would be the second time party has achieved ballot access (last time in 2012). Signature requirements to get candidates on the ballot would be significantly less in 2018. GA Approximately 1.5% of votes cast (1% of registered voters) for any statewide candidate allows the party to run statewide candidates in 2018 without petitioning. IL 5% in race for president, U.S. Senate, or comptroller gets ballot access in 2018 for statewide candidates. Statewide candidates would still need to petition, but much less (5,000 signatures instead of 25,000). Signatures needed for state Senate and House candidates would be cut in half (to 1,000 and 500 signatures, respectively). IA 2% in the presidential race gets ballot access for two years. Would be the first time ever in the state. Signature requirement would be significantly less. KY 2% in the presidential race gets ballot access for four years. It would be the first time ever in the state. Would not have to collect 5,000 signatures for 2020 presidential nominee or other statewide candidates. MA 3% in the presidential race gets party status for two years. Signature requirement would be unchanged. “Libertarian” would be added as a choice on voter registration forms. MN 5% in the presidential race gets ballot access for four years. Would remove the need to petition. NH 4% in the race for governor or U.S. Senate (presidential vote has no effect) gets ballot access for two years. Would be the first time since November 1996. Would remove a significant petitioning requirement. NC 2% in the race for president or governor retains ballot access for four years. LPNC has retained ballot access through last two presidential cycles. If party loses ballot access, will have to collect signatures equal to 2% of votes cast in 2016 for governor (approximately 90,000 signatures). ND 5% in the race for president or governor retains ballot access for 2 years. Would be the second time in party history that party retained ballot access. Would remove the need to petition. OK 2.5% in the race for president retains ballot access for two years. Would be the first time in history for any party other than Democrats and Republicans. If LP gets 2.5% for governor in 2018, presidential candidate gets on the 2020 ballot without petitioning. RI 5% in the presidential race gets ballot access for four years. Would be the first time in party history. Signature requirements would remain the same. TX 5% in any statewide race gets ballot access for two years. Would avoid requirement to collect approximately 80,000 signatures in 75 days. Party has been able to retain ballot access for many years, but always had at least one two- way statewide race to get the 5% vote threshold required to retain access. There are no two-way statewide races this election. However, Mark Miller for Railroad Commission has received endorsements from the Houston Chronicle and the Dallas Morning News . WA 5% in the presidential race allows the state party to get the 2020 presidential candidate on the ballot without petitioning. WV 1% in the race for governor (presidential vote has no effect) gives the party ballot access for four years. Otherwise, party will have to petition for president and all other candidates to get on the ballot in 2018 & 2020. -- Wes Benedict, Executive Director Libertarian National Committee, Inc. *New address: 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314* (202) 333-0008 ext. 232, wes.benedict(a)lp.org facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational Join the Libertarian Party at: http://lp.org/membership

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Add District Information for the Database
by Caryn Ann Harlos 07 Nov '16

07 Nov '16

>From an email: Colleagues, For several years, I have been asking you on the LNC to have election districts (right on down to precincts) added as fields to the database. We really need to have this data available for our activists. Two years ago, Chuck Moulton wrote a script that calculates those districts using free web sources. As it uses Census data, it's not perfect. But though that script has been available for two years, National still doesn't have the ability to use it. Now yet another option has been added to the toolkit. Google just made it really freaking easy, and free. Don't know if they would throttle it or not with a mass quantity of lookups, but I'm sure we could find out. Here's my result: https://www.google.com/search?q=Where+do+I+vote+in+the+2016+ United+States+election+%23Everyonein2016#eob=va/4/16/m.07z1m If you have each person's precinct, the rest can be filled in with relational tables from each state voters office. For instance, with my result, the precinct number can be harvested using a table of precinct names and numbers from the Virginia State Board of Elections (which I have). Each election district -- say, Virginia House of Delegates -- is associated with precinct numbers. They can be relationally connected to find my HOD election district. And so on. All states have a similar setup. This isn't rocket science. We're a political party, and our local, state, and national affiliates -- and our candidates -- need to have this information readily available. Please add election district data to the database. Sincerely Yours, Marc Montoni, Founding Member Libertarian Party Radical Caucus 804-592-6066 (h) http://www.RadicalCaucus.org <http://www.radicalcaucus.org/> My direct email: <AMCAmbassador(a)gmail.com> Home mailing address: PO Box 864, Dayton VA 22821-0864 -- *In Liberty,* *Caryn Ann Harlos* Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann. Harlos(a)LP.org <Caryn.Ann.Harlos(a)LP.org> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado <http://www.lpcolorado.org> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org>

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Emailing: MEMBERSHIP-OCT-16
by Robert Kraus 06 Nov '16

06 Nov '16

Your message is ready to be sent with the following file or link attachments: MEMBERSHIP-OCT-16 Note: The most recent membership report is attached.

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Concerns on Party messaging and the LP.org site
by Caryn Ann Harlos 06 Nov '16

06 Nov '16

I am not copying Kevin on this as this is an internal LNC thing, but Chuck Moulton wrote this earlier: ==I worry that some people are using this website transition to forward an agenda -- whether that be removing content, re-branding the party, moderating the LP's messaging, or whatever. Those changes should be LNC level decisions. In the chaos of the website transition, perhaps some people are hoping no one will notice... and even if they do, it will be unclear who made the decisions and who can be held accountable. Was it Kevin Ludlow? Wes Benedict? Nick Sarwark? Someone else? I strongly urge the LNC to pay attention to what's going on and not abdicate their responsibilities as stewards of the Libertarian Party assets and strategy on behalf of the membership.== I intend upon bringing this up officially soon and may request it be on the December agenda. Ditching our slogan in our masthead - who made that decision? I believe that goes beyond the authority of a committee and to heart of our messaging. Yes, "Party of Principle" is in the About Page. But it is not front and center in our masthead. -- *In Liberty,* *Caryn Ann Harlos* Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann. Harlos(a)LP.org <Caryn.Ann.Harlos(a)LP.org> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado <http://www.lpcolorado.org> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org>

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Email Ballot 2016-15: Censure John Moore
by Alicia Mattson 05 Nov '16

05 Nov '16

We have an electronic mail ballot. *Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by October 31, 2016 at 11:59:59pm Pacific time.* *Co-Sponsors:* Harlos, Demarest, Hayes, Vohra, Starchild, Goldstein, Redpath *Motion:* Whereas Nevada Assemblyman John Moore, a former Republican who in January 2016 switched to the Libertarian Party while in office, has during the past month voted not once but twice in the span of as many days to raise taxes on his constituents, including a vote to support a "More Cops" tax which the Libertarian Party of Nevada has tirelessly and thus far successfully opposed, and a vote to provide a $750 million subsidy to finance a billionaire-owned sports stadium at the expense of, among others, indigent persons renting weekly rooms in motels; and Whereas the elected leaders of our state affiliate party in Nevada have rightfully voted to censure Assemblyman Moore for these egregious votes; and Whereas we wish to convey a strong message to all and sundry that while we welcome sitting legislators in the Republican or Democrat parties who decide to switch to the Libertarian Party as an act of conscience, we do not welcome them if they intend, as members of our party, to continue voting and acting like Republicans or Democrats; Therefore be it resolved that the Libertarian National Committee hereby censures Assemblyman Moore for his recent votes in support of tax increases, requests that he return the $10,000 campaign contribution which the LNC this season voted to send him, and admonishes him to henceforward be a better champion of the values held by members of the political party with which he has chosen to affiliate if he intends to remain a Libertarian. -Alicia

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Preliminary Victory in Ballot Selfie Case
by Caryn Ann Harlos 04 Nov '16

04 Nov '16

Attached please find the Court Order and my attorney's Press Release. Fighting the state and winning. A good day. -- *In Liberty,* *Caryn Ann Harlos* Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann. Harlos(a)LP.org <Caryn.Ann.Harlos(a)LP.org> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado <http://www.lpcolorado.org> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org>

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ASC Meeting Reminder
by Daniel Hayes 03 Nov '16

03 Nov '16

The Affiliate Support Committee will be meeting at it's regularly scheduled time. Date: Thursday, November 3rd, 2016, 8PM Eastern Dial in Number:(712)775-7031 Access Code: 571-973-866 The meeting is open to LNC Members, LNC Staff, State Chairs, Party Members, Libertarians, libertarians and invited guests. We are a service oriented committee so we encourage attendees to participate in an orderly manner. If you have a matter you wish us to consider please contact me in advance if possible. I can be reached at Daniel.Hayes(a)LP.Org or by phone at 504-258-6176. TENTATIVE AGENDA: Annual Survey of State Affiliate Chairs ReRegister Meme/Media Archive Post Election ReRegister ads Affiliate Membership growth

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branding revenue and expenses 2010-2016 YTD
by Wes Benedict 03 Nov '16

03 Nov '16

The image embedded below shows branding revenue and expenses going back to 2010. Although I'm over the $50,000 difference allowed by the recent LNC vote on the branding budget, I think I will be able to reduce that gap to $50,000 max before the end of the year. In any case, the revenue and expenses are both very high compared to past years. I only showed even numbered years because that's when most elections are and likely to be when our highest revenue and expenses are. -- Wes Benedict, Executive Director Libertarian National Committee, Inc. 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314 (202) 333-0008 ext. 232, wes.benedict(a)lp.org facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational Join the Libertarian Party at: http://lp.org/membership

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Re: [Lnc-business] Winning the Presidency.
by Starchild 03 Nov '16

03 Nov '16

Hi Sam, Thank you for writing to members of the Libertarian National Committee. Please know however, that we neither nominate the party's presidential candidates, nor plan the campaign's strategy. The Libertarian presidential ticket is chosen by hundreds of Libertarian Party members voting as delegates at our national conventions. Anyone who joins the Libertarian Party and signs the party's Non-Aggression Pledge is eligible to become a delegate and participate in that process. Once our candidates are nominated, their campaign strategy is essentially up to them, and financial support from the party comes mainly in the form of helping them get on the ballot in as many states as possible – a by no means insignificant contribution, as you can see by the fact that Gary Johnson is the only presidential candidate besides Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump whose supporters have managed to get him on the ballots of voters in all 50 states this year. Of course we could choose to throw additional money toward the presidential campaign, but our resources are limited and there are many down-ticket candidates and other expenses to consider which might offer more bang for the buck. Certainly we appreciate, and I'm sure the Johnson campaign appreciates, the crucial assistance that individual supporters like yourself have given to help fill the gap between existing budgets and what we'd like to be able to do. I know the campaign has made an effort to target New Mexico, as well as other western states like Utah and Colorado where polling numbers have been strong, and they are certainly aware of the electoral college considerations. The Libertarian Party does have an active organization there – the New Mexico LP's website, which is linked from our national site, is http://www.lpnm.us/ – and I expect the campaign has a state coordinator and other people on the ground there. While I don't know why Johnson is holding a rally in Georgia, I can imagine several possible valid reasons. It may have been planned in conjunction with a fundraising or media opportunity, or scheduled previously when the situation was different. Or it is always possible someone simply made a bad decision – personally I agree with you that targeting New Mexico in particular at this point would appear to make good sense. One thing I've noticed working on Ron Paul's campaigns though is that local grassroots activism in support of a candidate can often be more effective than TV advertising or other centrally planned efforts from headquarters. If you feel New Mexico represents the best opportunity for investing resources in the final days of the election, you may be able to help out even if you don't live in the state and can't travel there, by making phone calls to registered voters there, sending them brochures, etc., if you are so inclined. The Johnson/Weld website does have a volunteer page with some options – https://www.johnsonweld.com/volunteer – and New Mexico LP leaders may also be able to help you get plugged in if you contact them. And don't forget those local candidates and ballot measures where you may have more of a chance to make a difference than in the national election. Whatever you decide to do, thank you for choosing freedom and the Libertarian Party! Love & Liberty, ((( starchild ))) At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee (415) 625-FREE @StarchildSF On Nov 2, 2016, at 6:57 AM, nm wander wrote: > Hello to you all; > I finally broke down and investigated the Libertarian Party's website..... > DO I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY??? > Y'all nominated the Governor of New Mexico to be your candidate .... and you DONT have an organization in NewMexico???? > WHo is doing the thinking over there??? > ..... > Now that I have your attention... > Please review the attached spreadsheet.....it is a state-by-state analysis of PRIMARY voting patterns...... > And I believe this is the pattern set for the GENERAL ELECTION...... > Hillary beats Trump in the Electoral College......294 to 244........cut'n'dried. > UNLESS...... > Gary Johnson is pushed to victory in....you guessed it.....NEW MEXICO! > If Gary Johnson/William Weld take a minimumof 25 electoral votes from Hillary......the electoral college cannot elect a winner. > NM+CO+WA =26 electoral votes. > There is an unusual chance that Gary Johnson/William Weld may also win in NH!! > .... > Why then is Gary Johnson holding a rally in GEORGIA??? This is irrelevant to winning the election. > It seems IMPERITIVE, 6 days ahead of Election Day that the Libertarian Party throw all financial resources into > TV Advertizing in the strategic LOCAL markets.....do not worry about National. > 1. Albuquerque, NM > 2. Denver-Boulder, NM > 3. Seattle, WA. > The target should be the Bernie voter who is justifiably feeling betrayed by Hillary Clinton!! > I have already dropped $$$ in the Campaign Pot. > If you need more....talk to me. > Thank you for your consideration, > Sincerely, > Sam Burford > nmwander(a)yahoo.com > 770-265-5717 m. > > <Popular vote Primaries 2016.xlsx>

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